1 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. 8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked. 9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying , Jacob: And I said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house? 15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25 ¶ Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
36 ¶ And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; 49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Jēkabs slepus atstāj Lābanu
1 Reiz viņš dzirdēja Lābana dēlus runājam: “Jēkabs ir sagrābies visu, kas bija mūsu tēvam, un no tā, kas bija mūsu tēvam, viņš ir ieguvis savu bagātību!” 2 Jēkabs uzlūkoja Lābana vaigu, un, redzi, tas vairs nebija tāds kā vakar un aizvakar. 3 Un Kungs teica Jēkabam: “Atgriezies sava tēva zemē, vietā, kur tu esi dzimis, un es būšu ar tevi!” 4 Un Jēkabs lika, lai pasauc Rāhēli un Leu uz lauku, kur bija viņa avis. 5 Un viņš tām teica: “Es redzu, ka jūsu tēva prāts vairs nav pret mani tāds kā vakar un aizvakar! Bet mana tēva Dievs ir bijis ar mani! 6 Un jūs zināt, ka es esmu kalpojis jūsu tēvam ar visu savu spēku. 7 Bet jūsu tēvs pievīla mani un vai desmitām reižu ir mainījis manu algu, bet Dievs viņam nav ļāvis darīt man ļaunu! 8 Kad viņš teica: lāsainie būs tava alga! – tad visas avis dzemdēja lāsainos, bet, kad viņš teica: strīpainie būs tava alga! – tad visas avis dzemdēja strīpainos! 9 Dievs atņēma ganāmpulku jūsu tēvam un atdeva man! 10 Kad avis pārojās, es raudzījos un redzēju sapni, un, redzi, visi teķi, kas apleca avis, – strīpaini, lāsaini un raibi! 11 Un Dieva eņģelis sapnī man teica: “Jēkab!” Un es teicu: “Es te!” 12 Un viņš teica: “Paraugies jel un skaties – visi teķi, kas aplec avis, ir strīpaini, lāsaini un raibi, – jo es redzēju visu, ko Lābans tev dara! 13 Es esmu Bēteles Dievs, kur tu ar eļļu svaidīji zīmi, kur tu devi man zvērestu, – celies tagad, ej projām no šīs zemes un atgriezies zemē, kur tu esi dzimis!”” 14 Rāhēle un Lea atbildēja viņam: “Vai tad mums vēl ir kāda daļa un mantojums mūsu tēva namā?! 15 Vai ne kā svešinieces mēs viņam bijām, ka viņš mūs pārdeva un aprija sudrabu, ko par mums bija dabūjis? 16 Visa bagātība, ko Dievs atņēma mūsu tēvam, nu pieder mums un mūsu dēliem. Tad nu dari visu, ko Dievs tev teica!” 17 Tad Jēkabs cēlās un sēdināja savus dēlus un savas sievas uz kamieļiem. 18 Viņš aizveda visus savus ganāmpulkus un visus savus krājumus, ko bija iekrājis, savus sapirktos lopus, ko bija ieguvis Padān-Arāmā, un gāja pie sava tēva Īzaka uz Kanaāna zemi. 19 Bet Lābans bija aizgājis cirpt savas avis, un Rāhēle nozaga sava tēva dieviņus. 20 Un Jēkabs piemānīja aramieti Lābanu, neteikdams, ka viņš bēg. 21 Viņš bēga ar visu, kas viņam bija, un viņš cēlās un šķērsoja upi un devās uz Gileāda kalniem.
Lābans panāk Jēkabu
22 Trešajā dienā Lābanam pastāstīja, ka Jēkabs aizbēdzis. 23 Tad viņš ņēma savus brāļus un septiņas dienas dzinās viņam pakaļ, līdz panāca viņu Gileāda kalnos. 24 Un Dievs naktī nāca pie aramieša Lābana sapnī un viņam teica: “Sargies, ka tu nerunā ar Jēkabu ļaunu, bet labu!”
25 Un Lābans panāca Jēkabu, bet Jēkabs bija izpletis savu telti kalnos, un arī Lābans ar saviem brāļiem apmetās Gileāda kalnos. 26 Un Lābans teica Jēkabam: “Ko tu esi nodarījis? Kāpēc tu mani piemānīji – aizvedi manas meitas kā kara gūsteknes? 27 Kāpēc tu aizbēgi slepus, apkrāpi mani un neteici man – es tevi būtu atlaidis ar līksmi un dziesmām, ar bungām un stīgām! 28 Tu neļāvi man pat noskūpstīt savus dēlus un meitas! Muļķīgi gan tu esi darījis! 29 Manā varā būtu darīt jums ļaunu! Bet jūsu tēvu Dievs man vakar teica: sargies, ka tu nerunā ar Jēkabu ļaunu, bet labu! 30 Un nu – ej jau, ja tu tā ilgojies pēc sava tēva nama, bet kāpēc tu nozagi manus dievus?!” 31 Un Jēkabs atbildēja Lābanam: “Jo… es… baidījos! Domāju, ka tu neatņem man savas meitas! 32 Bet, pie kā tu atradīsi savus dievus, tas dzīvs nepaliks! Visu mūsu brāļu priekšā parādi, kas pie manis ir tavs, un ņem to!” Bet Jēkabs nezināja, ka tos ir nozagusi Rāhēle. 33 Un Lābans gāja Jēkaba teltī un Leas teltī, un abu kalpoņu teltīs, bet neatrada, un viņš iznāca no Leas telts un gāja Rāhēles teltī. 34 Un Rāhēle paņēma dieviņus, ielika tos kamieļa seglos un apsēdās tiem virsū. Lābans iztaustīja visu telti, bet neatrada. 35 Un viņa teica savam tēvam: “Nedusmo, mans kungs, ka es nevaru piecelties tavā priekšā, jo man ir, kā sievām mēdz būt.” Un viņš meklēja, bet dieviņus neatrada.
36 Tad Jēkabs iekarsa un sāka strīdu ar Lābanu, un Jēkabs atcirta Lābanam: “Kur ir mana vaina? Kas ir mans grēks? Kāpēc tu tik kvēli mani vajā?! 37 Tu esi iztaustījis visas manas mantas! Ko tu no sava nama mantām esi atradis? Liec visu te, manu un tavu brāļu priekšā, lai tie izšķir mūs abus! 38 Šos divdesmit gadus, kamēr es biju pie tevis, tavas avis un kazas neizmetās, un tavu avju teķus es neesmu apēdis! 39 Maitas es tev nenesu atrādīt, to vietā es atliku citus lopus, un man tu atprasīji to, kas nozagts dienā un kas nozagts naktī! 40 Bet kā man! – dienā mani rija versme un aukstums naktī, un miegs bēga no manām acīm! 41 Tādi man bija divdesmit gadi! Tavā namā es kalpoju četrpadsmit gadus par abām tavām meitām un sešus gadus par taviem lopiem, bet pat ar algu tu mani pievīli vai desmitām reižu! 42 Ja mana tēva Dievs – Ābrahāma Dievs un Īzaka Briesmas – nebūtu bijis ar mani, tad tagad tu būtu mani palaidis tukšā! Dievs redzēja manas ciešanas un manus pūliņus, un vakar Dievs izsprieda taisni!”
Lābans un Jēkabs slēdz derību
43 Un Lābans atbildēja Jēkabam: “Tās meitas ir manas meitas, un tie dēli ir mani dēli, un tās avis ir manas avis, un viss, ko tu redzi, – ir mans! Bet ko es šodien varu darīt savām meitām vai viņu dēliem, ko tās dzemdējušas?! 44 Bet nu nāc, noslēgsim derību, es un tu! Tā lai ir par liecību starp mani un tevi!” 45 Un Jēkabs ņēma akmeni un uzslēja to par piemiņas stabu. 46 Jēkabs teica saviem brāļiem: “Salasiet akmeņus!” Un viņi ņēma akmeņus un sabēra kaudzē, un viņi ēda tur uz tās kaudzes. 47 Un Lābans to nosauca: Jegar-Sahadūta , bet Jēkabs to nosauca par Galēdu . 48 Un Lābans teica: “Šī kaudze šodien ir liecība man un tev!” – tādēļ to nosauca vārdā Galēda 49 un Micpa , jo viņš teica: “Kungs uzmanīs mani un tevi, kad būsim tālu viens no otra, – 50 ja tu apspiedīsi manas meitas un ja tu ņemsi vēl kādu sievu bez manām meitām, redzi – ne cilvēks, bet Dievs ir liecinieks starp mani un tevi!” 51 Un Lābans teica Jēkabam: “Redzi, šī kaudze un, redzi, tas piemiņas stabs, ko es noliku starp mani un tevi! 52 Lieciniece ir šī kaudze, un liecinieks ir šis piemiņas stabs, ka es neiešu pie tevis tālāk par šo kaudzi un ka tu neiesi pie manis ar ļaunu tālāk par šo kaudzi un piemiņas stabu! 53 Ābrahāma Dievs un Nāhora Dievs lai tiesā starp mums un viņu tēvu Dievs!” Un Jēkabs zvērēja pie sava tēva Īzaka Briesmām! 54 Jēkabs upurēja kalnā kaujamo upuri un sasauca savus brāļus, lai ēstu maizi, un viņi ēda maizi un pārnakšņoja kalnā.
